Elizabeth senate. Editor of an out annotated edition of grants memoir. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this event took place on line. Good evening. On behalf of the grand Monument Association, welcome to the special Online Program to mark president you leases as grants 119th birthday. By way of introduction, a grand Monument Association or gia may is a nonprofit that was organized during the 1990s as the successor to the organization of the same name and originally built and administered grants tomb in new york city until it was transferred to the National Park service. The gm a is that it catered to the preservation of which is the largest mausoleum in the hemisphere. An important part of our mission is to foster education about the life and legacy of general grant principal author of Union Victory during the civil war, and our nations 18th president. In recent years, we revived the gm aids tradition dating back to the 19th century to commemorate grants birthday with a dinner in new
Kate good evening and welcome to hillwood estate, museum and gardens. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my name is kate markert, and i am the executive director here. I want to thank you in joining us tonight as we welcome back douglas smith, longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book the russian job the forgotten story of how america saved the soviet union from ruin. You may have noticed that the theater looks just a little bit different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time in hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel, so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that hillwoods founder, marjorie
This event. Dr. Smith dir. Markert good evening and welcome. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my markert and i am the executive director here. Smith,ome back douglas longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book, the russian job. You may have noticed that the theater looks a little different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum Youtube Channel so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next. Make sure you have silenced anything that chirps, barks, or beeps. You may know that marjorie post again her russian collection began her russian collection while she was posted to moscow in 1937 and 1938. She was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of buildin
Governors actually doing is moving from essential businesses very, very slowly, to lowrisk businesses. Stage two will offer consumers to go to nonessential retailers that choose to reopen under Strict Health distancing roles. That includes the counties detect, ready to trace and detect infections as well as going back to shelter. Where moving forward but with my on the data. My clothing, sporting goods, flower shops, and others will be open for Curbside Pickup of merchandise, no indoor shopping. People may return to their jobs for nonessential can fracturing such as furniture, clothing, and toys, and a wide array of other factories as well is Logistics Centers so long as social distancing and disinfection methods are practiced. What does it mean to move into stage two . It does not mean a return to normal. We know the covid19 is still spreading. What will not reopen now are offices, inside dining restaurants, malls, and outdoor museums unless otherwise warranted. It is a dynamic proces
Time but its lose online too late a flash mob will see russians take to the balconies sing songs just as we did with our friends from the straight. Logo. Hello this is our t. From moscow its made the night a date indelibly etched in russians minds its victory day and exactly 75 years ago nazi germany was defeated and the 2nd world war in europe was over this years commemorations of course may be subdued in size and spectacle but nonetheless the emotion the pride and the immense gratitude is of course still being felt nationwide as the country remembers the incalculable sacrifices made by soviet troops and civilians who suffered the wards biggest casualties. To eat. Eat eat eat even though you may not. June 22nd 1941 and germanys surprise invasion of the u. S. S. R. Started what will become known in russia as the great patriotic war. The nazis had a significant advantage in numbers and military equipment allowing troops to gain vast amounts of territory with little resistance in a matte